Congressmen Introduce Single-Payer Healthcare Bill in Congress

[Megafan]

[I][B]Sources: [/B]
[URL="http://peoplesworld.org/single-payer-bill-introduced-in-congress/"]http://peoplesworld.org/single-payer-bill-introduced-in-congress/ [/URL]
[url]http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/10/single-payer-health-care-bills-introduced-in-congress/[/url]
[url]http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/90831/[/url]
[/I]People's World is biased towards the Left, so take it for what you will. It's not implausible in the least given the two senators who proposed it. Bernie Sanders, a Democratic Socialist who's elected as an Independent, and Jim McDermott, a left-leaning Democrat.

[quote]Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., introduced May 10 federal single-payer legislation to ensure that states implement Medicare-type systems for all residents.

The bill requires each state to set up comprehensive health care services for everyone through a progressively financed system. "I think the best way to reduce costs and guarantee coverage for all is through a single-payer system like Medicare," said McDermott. "This bill does just that - it builds on the new health care law by giving states the flexibility they need to go to a single-payer system of their own."[/quote]

[Madman_Andre]

Hear that sound? That high pitched whine?

That's the sound of this bill in a complete tailspin, because the far-right wingnuts will never let this pass, as something that would benefit the people as a whole like healthcare reform is [B][I]SOCIALIST[/I][/B], and we can't have [B][I]SOCIALISM [/I][/B]polluting our country. :colbert:

[smurfy]

They've introduced a bunch of single-payer bills over the last few years, and none of them have gotten anywhere near passing

[Megafan]

[QUOTE=smurfy;29782171]They've introduced a bunch of single-payer bills over the last few years, and none of them have gotten anywhere near passing[/QUOTE]

That's a shame, still worth the effort I'd say.

[Electrocuter]

Not gonna go anywhere, the far-right will fuck it up.

[Megafan]

[QUOTE=Electrocuter;29782266]Not gonna go anywhere, the far-right will fuck it up.[/QUOTE]

There may not be many of them left in congress next year.

[johan_sm]

I demand my co-op bill.

[Stupideye]

I doubt it will go anywhere but its always worth a shot.

[ThatHippyMan]

[QUOTE=Electrocuter;29782266]Not gonna go anywhere, the far-right will fuck it up.[/QUOTE]

We can still dream.

[Boozy&Bitter]

[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;29782107]Hear that sound? That high pitched whine?

That's the sound of this bill in a complete tailspin, because the far-right wingnuts will never let this pass, as something that would benefit the people as a whole like healthcare reform is [B][I]SOCIALIST[/I][/B], and we can't have [B][I]SOCIALISM [/I][/B]polluting our country. :colbert:[/QUOTE]

No, they don't care about socialism, all they care about is the money lining their pockets and if companies are going to lose money to the healthcare bill, then they're worried.

[ravioolz]

[QUOTE=johan_sm;29782312]I demand my co-op bill.[/QUOTE]

split-screen or online bill?

[Darkride196]

[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;29782107]Hear that sound? That high pitched whine?

That's the sound of this bill in a complete tailspin, because the far-right wingnuts will never let this pass, as something that would benefit the people as a whole like healthcare reform is [B][I]SOCIALIST[/I][/B], and we can't have [B][I]SOCIALISM [/I][/B]polluting our country. :colbert:[/QUOTE]
They'd rather have facism polluting it.

[amute]

Bernie Sanders needs to be president.

[Megafan]

[QUOTE=amute;29788478]Bernie Sanders needs to be president.[/QUOTE]

He's a guy with a lot of integrity, that's for sure.